A mathematical model for a volume flexible manufacturing system is developed in a family production context, assuming that there exists a dedicated production facility as well as a separate management unit for each of the items. The possibility of machine breakdowns resulting in idle times of the respective management units is taken into account. The production rates are treated as decision variables. It is also assumed that there is a limitation on the capital available for total production. An optimal production policy is derived with maximization of profit as the criterion of optimality. The results are illustrated with a numerical example. Sensitivity of the optimal solution to changes in the values of some key parameters is also studie...
Symmetric mathematical programming is used to analyze the optimality of balancing workloads to maxim...
The evolution of production systems was motivated by two important factors, increasing productivity ...
In this paper, the authors consider a partially flexible manufacturing system that consists of two ...
The relation between the optimal production level and the optimal investment in a flexible manufactu...
The objective of this research is to formulate mathematical models to solve production planning prob...
It would be difficult to efficiently implement a manufacturing system without solving its design and...
The following project thesis addresses a vital pre-release decision that directly affects the operat...
Paper presented at the Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Int...
This paper provides a comparative analysis of five possible production strategies for two kinds of f...
This paper addresses the problem of managing flexible production capacity in a make-to-order (MTO) m...
A flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is an automated, batch manufacturing system consisting of a se...
We consider a flexible manufacturing facility that can be operated in any of m different modes. Whil...
This paper presents a model and an analysis of the cost-flexibility tradeoffs involved in investing ...
AbstractNowadays manufacturing companies are coerced to become more flexible to adapt their internal...
In this dissertation we study production systems with flexible work force and machines. In chapter 2...
Symmetric mathematical programming is used to analyze the optimality of balancing workloads to maxim...
The evolution of production systems was motivated by two important factors, increasing productivity ...
In this paper, the authors consider a partially flexible manufacturing system that consists of two ...
The relation between the optimal production level and the optimal investment in a flexible manufactu...
The objective of this research is to formulate mathematical models to solve production planning prob...
It would be difficult to efficiently implement a manufacturing system without solving its design and...
The following project thesis addresses a vital pre-release decision that directly affects the operat...
Paper presented at the Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Flexible Automation & Int...
This paper provides a comparative analysis of five possible production strategies for two kinds of f...
This paper addresses the problem of managing flexible production capacity in a make-to-order (MTO) m...
A flexible manufacturing system (FMS) is an automated, batch manufacturing system consisting of a se...
We consider a flexible manufacturing facility that can be operated in any of m different modes. Whil...
This paper presents a model and an analysis of the cost-flexibility tradeoffs involved in investing ...
AbstractNowadays manufacturing companies are coerced to become more flexible to adapt their internal...
In this dissertation we study production systems with flexible work force and machines. In chapter 2...
Symmetric mathematical programming is used to analyze the optimality of balancing workloads to maxim...
The evolution of production systems was motivated by two important factors, increasing productivity ...
In this paper, the authors consider a partially flexible manufacturing system that consists of two ...